PackWrapper enables IT professionals to wrap existing setup files (in Windows Installer or non-Windows Installer formats) using a PowerShell-based wrapper. The PackWrapper component provides two different views, the Visual Designer View and the Advanced View.
Using a wrapper over specific setups has the following advantages:
•Unified single installation methods (implementation of command line and installation routine is transparent to the caller / deployment system)
•Silent, semi-silent (basic UI), or interactive installations and uninstallations
•Ability to include extra steps, both before and after main installation / uninstallation using PowerShell functions
The installation can run in a fully unattended mode or with a basic UI. The system tray can also be used to notify about the installation (enabled by default):
RayPack is using the widespread PowerShell AppDeploymentToolkit. The framework is open source and also free for commercial use. According to its website:
"The PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit provides a set of functions to perform common application deployment tasks and to interact with the user during a deployment. It simplifies the complex scripting challenges of deploying applications in the enterprise, provides a consistent deployment experience and improves installation success rates."
It is possible to download the full source code from the website of the publisher:
https://github.com/PSAppDeployToolkit/PSAppDeployToolkit
More information about the toolkit: